Apparatus for folding and wrapping pamphlets.



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PATEN STERLING EL IOTT,- or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ELLIOTT COMPANY, on session, MASSACHUSETTS, A coaroaa:

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APPARATUS FOR FOLDlNG A'ND WRAPPING PAMPHLETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,728, dated April 19, 1904.

, Application filed November 6, 1902. Serial No. 130,302. (No model.) I

To ad whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STERLING ELLIOTT, a citi-' Wrapping Pamphlets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of apparates for'folding and wrapping pamphlets and other articles set forth in Letters Patent to me No. 696,021; and my invention consists of certain improvements in certain parts of the said apparatus, as fully set forth hereinafter and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which p Figure 1 is an elevation of one side, and Fig.

2 anelevation of the opposite side, of said apparatus. Fig. 3 is apart sectionalelevation on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. dis a part sectional plan. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line5 5, Fig. 1. Figs. 6 and 7 are details of devices for operating the clamps. Fig. 8 is an enlarged section of parts on the line 8 8,

' Fig.3. Figs. 9 and 10 are sectional views illustrating different positions of the flap-folding devices. Fig. 11 is a plan view-of the gripper device for carrying the folded article.

Fig '12 is an inverted plan of the movable jaw. Fig. 13 is a detached view of the pastor head and adjuncts; Fig. 14 is a section of the pastor-head. Fig. 15 is a plan of the pasterpasted, and, secondly, upon the wrapper. in

applying the same to the'pamphlet and folding them together in such manner as to leave astanding edge to the wrapper, applying paste to the wrapper, and then folding down this edge. I

The pamphlet or other paper a; is presented to two rollswe e by a blade d, which bends the paper and forces it between the rolls, which enters the fold of the paper,-and while the latter is in this position(see Fig. 17) the wrapper-sheet y is placed above the paper :0, after which the blade 7 (swinging about the'center of a shaft m) moves to the vertical position shown in Fig. 18, when a blade a is turned to the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 18, to fold one edge of the wrapper'over the folded edge of the paper and another blade, 16,-bends the paper and wrapper in the center between two folding and feed rolls'37 37, which carry the folded and partially-wrapped paper forward in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 19, the blades 7 and '16 remaining in the folds of the article and being then turned to the vertical position shown in Fig. 20. The article is now seized between the blades 7 and 16 by means of jaws 17?,Wlll0l1 carry the article longitudinally 0d the blades to a position opposite a past er, which applies paste to the wrapper at the point c, Fig. 20, after which the standing edge is turned down over the pasted portion and pressed against. the latter until it adheres thereto; The wrapped and folded paper is then carried farther to a position opposite a chute, and the jaws then release the. same.

I will not attempt to describe in detail the apparatus which performs these operations, but will referonly to those features which are changes of or improvements upon those described in my aforesaid Letters Patent, the figures and'letters of reference in the accompanying drawings being the same where they refer to corresponding parts as those in the drawings of the said Letters Patent, while the parts connected with my improvement all bear numbers in'excess of the number 120,

The platform or table l2l,upon whichthe pamphlets or other papers .to be wrappedare placed, has at the end nearest the inclined plate a twofeed-rolls 122 122upon two parallel shafts 123 123, to which motion in the direction of their arrows is imparted by driving-belts or otherwise; The upper shaft 123 is carried in a swingingframe 124, to which vibrating niotion is imparted from any suit able part. ofthe machine, so that the rolls 122 are separatedto receive between them the it is pushed by thepusher g toa position upon the blade 7,

the partially-wrapped paper meiy'beseized by I thejaws 9 go.

The jaws gap, as weilas the jaws t t, are differently constructed from the construction of said Letters Patent, the inner jaws being s e cured to a reciprocating slide'125, Fig. 8, and beingimmovable thereon, while the outer jaws in the form of shoes (best shown. in Figs. 11

- and 12) are pivoted to a plate 126, having curved slots 127 127, through each of which extends a pin 128, carried by the slide. "The V slide 125 is connected by a rod .129 with the lever 130, reeiprocated by a cam 131, and a shaft 132 extends-vertically through the slide and has at the upper end a-cran'k-arm 133 and at the lower end a crank-arm 134. The pin 135 of the crankarm-133 extends through a hole in the plate 126, and the parts are so proportioned that theswinging of the crank-arm 133 to the two positions (shown in full and dotted lines, Fig. 12) will carry the plate 126, with its jaws, to and from the fixed jaw carried by the slide, the said .plate 126 being guided by the pins 128. A spring 136 is connected at one end to the slide and at the-other to the plate .126 and tends to draw the plate in the direction of the arrow,FigI 1 2, and as the crank 133 in either extreme position is either forward or back of theaxis of the shaft 132 the force exerted -by the spring tends to hold the crank in such position, and thus to hold the'movable jaws either open or shut, the

' movable jaws being in their gripping position when the crank is in the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 12. v

When the folded paper is upon the blades 7 16, Fig. 3, 'it'is gripped by the jaws j) p. The latter then move in the direction of their. arrow, Fig. 11, and carry the paper opposite the paster. The jaws .then open, and the slide.

125 then moves in the direction the reverse of the arrow, Fig. 11, andthe jaws p p are brought to clamp another partially folded and wrapped paper, whi e the jaws ttgrip the article which has been fo ed and pasted, and on the next movement in the direction of 'the bottom of the paper to be folded and are then brought to-'-' gether to grip and feed the same, so that one" paper must pass from-the feed-rolls before another can be-gripped and taken.

and after the operations before deSc-ribedthe, blades 7 and 16 are brought to the vertical position-shown in Fig. 3, so that the'arrow, Fig. '11,. the foldedand pasted are the jawst tto' a-position at chute c. release the said article, back to its first position.

By making the outer jaws inthe form of pivoted shoes, as shown, they will accommoticle is carried by date themselves to the face of the folded 'ar The jawst' t then a. and the slide moves.

.ticle and'grip the same firmly without danger of indenting or wounding the same, and by making the opposite jaws stationary upon the slide the articles are successively presented in uniformpositions to the, pasting devices.

- The proper operation of the movable jaws at proper times is imparted by swinging the crank-.- arm 134 :from its extreme position across the plane of the axis of theshaft 132,

after which the spring 136 will carryit to its a other extreme position. 'The movements of the crank-arm 134 are effected by means'of twopressureblades 137 and 138, (best shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8,) the said blades making contact with an antifriction-roller 139, carried by the crank-arm. The blade 137 is carried by a lever 140 and the blade 138 by an arm 141..

The lever 140 is swung about its pivot'bythe recipr shaft 145 of the lever 130, Fig. 3. It is not desirable, however, to impart a positive movement'to the blade 137; as the pamphlets'or' othermatters vary in thickness, and I there fore provide .a yielding connection at some pointv between the blade 137 and its operating devices. As shown, there is a connectingrod .146, -pivoted to one arm of the bell-crank lever 1 42, passing through an opening at the lower end of the lever 140, provided with a pin 147, bearing against the lever 140 in one direction-and carrying a coiled spring 148, which bears on the opposite edge of the lever 140. and which will yield-if the thickness of tion of a bell-crank lever142," which has a positive motion imparted by a' connecting-rod 144 from any arm 143 on the thejpamphlet or other matter prevents the blade 137 from being carried outward as far as usual. A not 149' turns ,on the threaded end of the rod 146 and serves to vary the ten-. sion of the spring.- The arm 141 is carried by rock-shaft 150.

astrip of felt, rubber, or other material, which instead of having-a, continuous surface has a series of projectionsiz, which may be in the form of ribs. or pins, so that the paste is applied in spots instead of. continuously, and when the edge of the-wrapper is folded down upon the pasted portion there is room between the spots for the paste to Spread, This perinits the paste to be spread out in athinner layer, so that it will dry quickly, and also prethrough'slots 1-57 and limiting the yielding movement of the paster-head. I,

The swinging'action ofithe paster-head is efi'ected by the rotation-of a pinion 158, carried by the shaft 70, traveling uponasegmental fixed rack 159, supported by arms'160, i

bolted to the'frame ofthe'machine.

It is of course important to prevent the paster stri'p from. swinging in an arc atthe time it is presented tothe wrapper. In other words, it should. be carried to and. from the latterv in apatlrperpendicular thereto. To secure this're'sult, the arms 15i7after they have been swungto bring the. paster-headop posite thewrapper strike a-bracketlfiO, Figs. 8 and 13,; whichpreventsra'further swinging movement, andthe head then moves forward until the paster-strip is in. contact with the wrapper. As-this forward motion of the head after the arms are arrested -results in a further rotation ofithefpinion. 1 58, traveling on the rack. 1159,: I provide ayielding connection between the pinion and its-shaft, on which the pinion can turn freely. carries a lag 161, and on the shaft 7 O is sedured a disk 162, to which is centrallyconnected a bent spring 163, having parallel arms,

position shown'in dotted lines, Fig. 13.

same result is secured in applyingthe paster between which the Mg 161 extends, so that normally the shaft is turned with the pinion.

When, however, the arms 1 54 strike the bracketlGO, the further rotation of. the shaft and diskis prevented; but the rotation of the 'pinion continues, carrying the lug 161 and bending down one end of the spring to the The to the paste-wheel 99*, the arms 15a striking abracket 166, Fig. 2, thus arresting the swinging of the arms, while the other end of the spring yields under the action of the lug 161.

The devices for folding over the standing edge of the wrapper after the application of the paste are best shown in Figs. 1-, 8, 9, and 10.- it is desirable to hold the-folded and wrapped paper'with the jaws p p'until the flap of the wrapper is folded down onto the pasted part. Then only the folding-down bar.

or'presser blade 171frises, leaving the blade 174=-t0hold the folded flap while the jaws z I? come back to grip the finished product, and thebiade 174 does not rise until the jaws t t have taken hold. Thus there is no time when the pasted flap could let'go until the instant drops into the chute.

Thus the pinion 158 V ta-chad to the stationary bar it and tends to hold the sleeve 17 2 against revolving in either direction, so'that its motionis with the shaft 170, except that it stands'still during a part of the revolution, being moved down by the set-screw 181 and up by the bar 171 striking the bracket 182. I

" W'hen the shaft 170 is locked in the direction of its arrow, Fig. 8, the blade 171 will strike the standing edge or flap of the wrapper occupying the position shownin dotted lines, Fig. 9, and will carry' the same over and down onto the pasted part of the wrapper to the position shown in Fig. 8, the bolt 181 striking the rear-- edge of the blade 17% and carrying the'latter to the position shown in Fig. 8 to also firmly grip the folded-down r'lap and hold the package firmly against the bearlug-plate 14. 1

T'When the rotationof the shaft 170is reversed, the blade 171 will swing out of the way of the gripper, and the blade 174 will conthe jaws t t opposite the end of the chute c is 189, carrying a blade 190, Fig. 3, which is notched for the passage of the usual spring retaining-fingers 191,whichyield as the Wrapped article is forced inward, and then spring back into position to resist the downward move ment of the mass of articles in the trough.

may be imparted in difl'erent ways, I have ranged cams 201, that impart proper movements at proper times to parts connected with. the various devices to .be moved thereby.

, Vvithout' limiting myself to the precisecom claim as my invention- 1. The combination with the devices for folding the article and applying the wrapperand vfolding the two together,.of a reciprocating slide carrying two pairs of jaws, one jaw f each pair being fixed on the; slide and the forced-into the latter by the end of a rock-arm struction and arrangement of parts shown, I

tinue to grip the package until the edge of While the movements of the various parts shown-a shaft 206, Fig. 1, on which are arwas oth er movable to and from the fiXedja-w, substantialiy as set forth.

2. The combination With the reciprocating slide and its fixed jaws, of a movable plate carrying jaws each in the form of a pivoted shoe, substantially as set forth,

The combination with the reciprocating slide and its fixed jaws, of a plate carrying the crank-shaft and plate in both extreme positions, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination withthe reciprocating slide,i'fixed and movable jaws, and crank-shaft, of blades 187, 138, and means for bringing them alternately to operate upon the crankshaft, substantially as forth.

7 The combination with the reciprocating slide, fixed and movable jaws, crank-shaft, and'blades 13'? and 138, of means for swinging the said blades and ayieiciing connection 7 between the blade 13'? and its operating de-' vices, substantially as set forth.

I 8.: The" combination with "the ioidingand rapping devices, of paste roli, a paste?- head, a shaft carrying the same, means for :rocking the shaft to carry the head to posi- =-tions opposite the paste-roll and. article to be pasted, and means for sliding the jhead away from the shaft after it is brought opposite the a 'ticia'substantialiy as set forth, j

9, The combination. ivith the paister-heaii and rock-shaftsnpporting the same, of a'pin ion turning on said shaft, a yielding connection between the said pinion and'the shaft,

and means for tni ning the said pinion and for carrying the shaft bank and forth, sn hstsn 'tialiy as set forth.

10. 'ihe combination of the pester-heed, 5

rock-shaft, and supporting ai'ms, anti bearings for limiting the rocking" motion of the head, a rack and pinion for swinging the head, and swing connections between the pinion and the shaft, substsntially as set forth.

11. The combination of the paster-head, shaft, suopoi'ting aims, and stationary rack,

' and a pinion tuining on the shaft and etigaging the rack and carrying a pin sing}. a "bent spring connected with the shaft and having. 6

arms engagingthe opposite sides snbstantiaiiyss setfoith; 1

12. The combination with the devices for bringing together and'foiding the-article and of the pin,

the wrapper to present a standing edge of the 5 Wrapper, of two folder biacies 1'51, 17%,, aishaft carrying the saina-sndzneans for permitting a limited movement of the ontesbiadeindek pendently, Oftll inner one, substantially as setfoit,- 7 .3. The combination of the rock shaftl'm,

bent arms and a blade 171 carried thereby, a

sleeve on said shaft with arms cai'rying a blade 17%, and a frictionai connection for limiting the movement ofone blade, in respeotfto 'tli'e .75

othei', substantially as s'et t'oithw in testimony whereof i have signed my name to this specification in the presence oftwo siibscribing witnesses; V

I STERLING L-Lion.-

fVVitnesses: v

P E.- L. Benson, 4 H. S. Dix. 

